As Pixar basks in the success of Toy Story 5, it has announced new theatrical short Loving Dory, directed Lou Hamou-Lhadj (Borrowed Time).

The short work – tapping into the Dory and Nemo waterverse – sees Dory enjoy an unexpected dalliance with a plastic bag floating through the sea.

The new short was announced at a Pixar session at the Annecy International Film Festival on Friday..

The animation studio also premiered a handful of finished scenes for its upcoming Venice-set movie Gatto at the Annecy International Film Festival on Friday.

First announced in Annecy last year, the new original film is directed by Enrico Casarosa and revolves around a cat living in the iconic lagoon city.

Key voice cast Mark Ruffalo and Laurence Fishburne has since recently been announced. Ruffalo plays protagonist Nero, a black cat who is Indebted to feline mob boss Rocco, voiced by Fishburne.

Casarosa revealed more of the storylines for the feature as well as characters, Saverio, a slapstick pigeon, and Maja, a talented violinist who busks on the streets of Venice.

Nero and Maja are brought together when Rocco sets Nero the challenge of stealing Maja’s violin to clear his debt and be free forever from the mob boss’s control.”

In other reveals, Casarosa announced he will be voicing the character of Saverio.

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